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Perris vs San Jacinto

13 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.7× in Perris) and growth since 2010 (+6.8 pts in San Jacinto).

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Perris, CAHomes around $543KCalifornia · 80,511 people
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San Jacinto, CAHomes around $483KCalifornia · 55,180 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Perris places higher on 12 of 23 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Perris

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Perris$3,220/mo
Typical home $543K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,876/mo · Housing →
San Jacinto$2,880/mo
Typical home $483K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,615/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Perris and San Jacinto.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
PerrisSan Jacinto
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F40°F
July high97°F95°F
Growing season (days)329d315d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th97th
Outdoors & history
PerrisSan Jacinto
Conserved land7.5%7.8%
Settled—1888
National Register places22
Archive photos824
Famous people born here83
Community
PerrisSan Jacinto
Library hours a week50 hrs47 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

13 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

PerrisSan JacintoPerrisSan Jacinto
Perris ↔ San Jacinto13 miles apart
Who commutes between them
605 San Jacinto residents work in Perris (2.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in San Jacinto →
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

PerrisSan Jacinto
People
Population 80,511Highest 55,180Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +15.1%Lowest CA: +6.1% +21.9%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 31.3±0.8Lowest 17% below CA 31.9±1.3Highest 16% below CA
San Jacinto and Perris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.5%±1.8Highest CA: 22% 27.6%±2.1Lowest CA: 22%
Perris and San Jacinto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.9%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7% 10.9%±1.3Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.3%Lowest CA: 37.1% 14.3%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6% 5%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,911±$4kHighest 10% below CA $80,647±$6kLowest 19% below CA
Perris and San Jacinto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $474,700±$12kHighest 35% below CA $433,700±$11kLowest 41% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,876±$126Highest 8% below CA $1,615±$233Lowest 21% below CA
Perris and San Jacinto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,942Highest 23% below CA $3,706Lowest 28% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.5%±7.4Lowest CA: 55.3% 68.3%±10.2Highest CA: 55.3%
San Jacinto and Perris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.7%Lowest CA: 12% 16.1%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 75%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000 24 yrs newer than CA 2000 24 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minLowest 29% above CA 41 minHighest 41% above CA
Work from home 5.7%±1.1Lowest CA: 17.2% 10%±2.5Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 8.9%Lowest 10.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Highest 0.48Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Riverside (8%)Hemet (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in San Jacinto3% work in Perris
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Lowest 7.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 34.9 miHighest 12.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 27Lowest 36Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.2Highest 48.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #343 of 574 in CA#375 of 574 in CA
School district Perris Elementary · Perris Union HighSan Jacinto Unified
High school in town Orange Vista HighSan Jacinto High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.2Highest 19.3Lowest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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